District of Columbia Shadow Senator

1990-07-06T02:52:00-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgJesse Jackson announced that he would be a candidate for “shadow” senator for the District of Columbia. That means if the district was granted statehood and if Rev. Jackson won a scheduled fall election, he would serve as one of the new state’s two senators.

Jesse Jackson announced that he would be a candidate for “shadow” senator for the District of Columbia. That means if the district was granted…
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District of Columbia Shadow SenatorJesse Jackson announced that he would be a candidate for “shadow” senator for the District of Columbia. That means if the district was granted statehood and if Rev. Jackson won a scheduled fall election, he would serve as one of the new state’s two senators. close